I will raise the platform to the correct level.
We raised up our arms and cheered.
You raise me up.
The guard raised the alarm.
The alarm was raised at 12:00 AM.
The agent asked us to raise our offer.
Don't raise that particular issue again.
The horses raised a lot of dust as they galloped away.

rise (intransitivo) rise, rose, have risen
The sun rises in the east.
The dolphin rose to the surface to take in air.
The militants will rise up in protest at the next election.
I felt my hair rise up on the back of my neck.
Leave the dough in a cool place in order to rise.
The victim has risen from the dead!
I rose at 6 am and got ready for work.
My voice rose as I became agitated.

In Tristan's examples, "raise" can be translated as "alzare", "sollevare", "aumentare"; all these verbs have an object.
"Rise" can be translated as "alzarsi", "sorgere", "insorgere", "risorgere", "crescere", "salire". No object!

rise (intransitivo) rise, rose, have risen
The sun rises in the east. Il sole sorge ad Est.
The dolphin rose to the surface to take in air. Il delfino emerge in superficie per respirare.
The militants will rise up in protest at the next election. I miltanti solleveranno proteste alle prossime elezioni.
I felt my hair rise up on the back of my neck. Sento crescere i capelli dietro il collo.
Leave the dough in a cool place in order to rise. Lasciare riposare l'impasto in un luogo temperato così che lieviti.
The victim has risen from the dead! (questa non la capisco...)
I rose at 6 am and got ready for work. Mi alzo alle 6, pronto a lavorare.
My voice rose as I became agitated. L'agitazione mi portò ad alzare il tono di voce.

Is it correct to say "The revenues rise from 10 mln to 21 mln" ? What about "The revenuese raise from 10 mln to 21 mln".
Thanks a lot,
bye ALEX

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Fabulous discussion. I think Alex should probably say "The revenue rose from 10 million to 21 million". Revenue is not often said in plural. If it is meant to be plural in order to clarify what is being said it should probably read something like "The combined revenues rose from ...."

Fabulous discussion. I think Alex should probably say "The revenue rose from 10 million to 21 million". Revenue is not often said in plural. If it is meant to be plural in order to clarify what is being said it should probably read something like "The combined revenues rose from ...."

Is this sentence an idiom?
I mean: is it an expression we use to mean, for instance, that someone apparently out of something or dismissed (game, competition,job), say apparently defeated, is coming back stronger than before?

Is this sentence an idiom?
I mean: is it an expression we use to mean, for instance, that someone apparently out of something or dismissed (game, competition,job), say apparently defeated, is coming back stronger than before?